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May 1, 2023 · Date Modified: May 1, 2023. Date Created: May 18, 2020. A glossary that defines terms related to crime victims, including victimization, services available to victims of crime, and civil remedies.
- Victims of Crime
Victims of crime may be any gender, age, race, or ethnicity....
- Victim Rights and Services
Topics. Victim Rights and Services. Being a victim of crime...
- Victims of Crime
Under the CVRA, a crime victim means a person who has been directly and proximately harmed (physically, emotionally, or financially) as a result of the commission of a federal offense or an...
Apr 25, 2023 · Victims of Crime. aldomurillo/iStockphoto LP ( see reuse policy ). Each year, millions of people suffer the direct physical, financial, and emotional impact of crime victimization. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey, 2021, the rate of violent victimization in the United States has declined ...
- A. Victims of Crime
- Access to Justice and Fair Treatment
- Restitution
- Compensation
- Assistance
- B. Victims of Abuse of Power
1. "Victims" means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that are in violation of criminal laws operative within Member States, including those laws proscribing criminal ab...
4. Victims should be treated with compassion and respect for their dignity. They are entitled to access to the mechanisms of justice and to prompt redress, as provided for by national legislation, for the harm that they have suffered. 5. Judicial and administrative mechanisms should be established and strengthened where necessary to enable victims ...
8. Offenders or third parties responsible for their behaviour should, where appropriate, make fair restitution to victims, their families or dependants. Such restitution should include the return of property or payment for the harm or loss suffered, reimbursement of expenses incurred as a result of the victimization, the provision of services and t...
12. When compensation is not fully available from the offender or other sources, States should endeavour to provide financial compensation to: (a) Victims who have sustained significant bodily injury or impairment of physical or mental health as a result of serious crimes; (b) The family, in particular dependants of persons who have died or become ...
14. Victims should receive the necessary material, medical, psychological and social assistance through governmental, voluntary, community-based and indigenous means. 15. Victims should be informed of the availability of health and social services and other relevant assistance and be readily afforded access to them. 16. Police, justice, health, soc...
18. "Victims" means persons who, individually or collectively, have suffered harm, including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering, economic loss or substantial impairment of their fundamental rights, through acts or omissions that do not yet constitute violations of national criminal laws but of internationally recognized norms relating t...
The definition of victims of crime under the United Nations 1985 Declaration also includes individuals who suffered indirectly, such as the immediate family or dependants of the direct victim and any other person who have suffered harm as a result of intervening to assist direct victims.
